“A person can do other things against his will, but belief is possible only in one who is willing.” — St. Augustine

“God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. Indeed he gives more than what we ask of Him. Faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit - that is the shortest route.” — St. Faustina

“God does not believe for us, but He does through His Spirit create spiritual life in us so that we can believe. Faith is a gift of God. It is part of the whole salvation package that God gives to us through the work of Christ for us and the work of the Holy Spirit in us. It is not our contribution, so to speak, to God’s great plan of salvation. God does it all. Faith is part of the unsearchable riches of Christ.” — Jerry Bridges

“If the faith whereby I have laid hold on Christ to be my Savior be altogether wrought in me by the Holy Ghost through grace, then I defy the devil to take away that which he never gave me or to crush that which Jehovah Himself created in me. I defy my free will to fling what it never brought to me. What God has given, created, introduced, and established in the heart, He will maintain there.” — C.H. Spurgeon

“No one can take my faith from me. If, in order to spread the love of Christ among the poor and neglected, there were no alternative but to remain in that country, I would remain – but I would not renounce my faith. I am prepared to give up my life but never my faith.” — St. Mother Teresa

“We sometimes think we have grabbed hold of God and found Him, but it is really the other way around.” — G.K. Beale

“All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.” — St Teresa of Avila

“Jesus Christ is not valued at all until He is valued above all.” — St. Augustine

“Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes.” — Beth Moore

"Paul says, ‘It’s no longer I who live; it’s Christ who lives in me.' That’s the whole picture right there. It’s no longer I, this old self. That old self has been put away by grace, accepted in faith. What does that faith look like? Love. It expresses itself as love...So, how are we saved? By faith, yes. Accepting the grace of Christ, absolutely. Without that, we can’t be saved. But that’s the door, that’s the beginning, that’s the root; this faith now, having taken root, increasingly expresses itself in this startling love." — Bp. Robert Barron